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New Mexico Health Insurance Marketplace Opens Enrollment Period For Plan Year 2022

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beWellnm CEO Jeffery Bustamante

beWellnm News:

ALBUQUERQUE — beWellnm, the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange, announced Saturday the beginning of the Open Enrollment Period for Plan Year 2022. 

Tens of thousands of New Mexicans are eligible to receive health insurance at little or no cost beginning Jan. 1, 2022.

The beWellnm Open Enrollment Period will last until Jan. 15, 2022 for Plan Year 2022. If New Mexicans enroll by Dec. 23, 2021, their coverage begins Jan. 1,  2022. If they enroll by Jan. 15, 2022, their coverage begins Feb. 1, 2022. 

This year’s Open Enrollment Period also marks the Read More

Gruninger: Simple Is Your Superpower…

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Courtesy/Gruninger

By JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, C-IATY, ERYT500
Los Alamos

“Keep It Simple Stupid – Yoga” was one of the books my yoga teacher recommended to me when I shared with her that I wanted to be a yoga teacher. My first thought was, “Wow! Really?”

However, I did what she recommended and am so glad I did. Bottomline, the book explained in very simple terms the various styles of yoga, which at that time, could be summed up in one book. Today, that would be a harder task.

Sometimes we forget that simple is often the best way to handle things, move forward or make change.

During these next few weeks Read More

Rural Health Care Protections Head To Governor’s Desk

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From New Mexico House Democrats:

SANTA FE — At-risk healthcare clinics across the state will now be able to keep their doors open beyond Jan. 1, thanks to necessary changes passed Friday by the New Mexico House of Representatives.

By voice vote the House concurred with amendments to House Bill 11 made in the Senate, now advancing the bill to the Governor for signature into law.

Sponsored by Representative Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D-Albuquerque) and Representative Doreen Gallegos (D-Las Cruces), House Bill 11 makes necessary changes to the Medical Malpractice Act, which was passed in the last Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 1,180 New Cases, Totaling 336,790 With 28 New Deaths And 287,522 Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico state health officials announced Friday 1,180 additional COVID-19 cases.

Los Alamos County reported 2 new cases Friday, bringing the total to 989 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)

This update includes 28 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19 and a 7-Day positivity rate of 10.0 percent.

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

  • 331 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 1 new case in Catron County
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Chart: 549: COVID-19 Update New Mexico Dec. 17

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This map shows the percent of the population diagnosed with COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic by county. In New Mexico, 16 percent of the population were diagnosed with COVID-19, and the corresponding figure for Los Alamos County stands at 5 percent. Source: New York Times. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More

No Mobile Curative COVID Testing In Los Alamos Dec. 23-30

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COUNTY News:

The mobile Curative COVID testing site in Los Alamos will not be available on Thursdays, Dec. 23 and 30 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.

Curative provides free, shallow, nasal swab COVID-19 testing to anyone wishing to be tested, with or without symptoms. 

The mobile testing site sets up in the Mari Mac parking lot at 759 Central Ave., 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Appointments may be scheduled at https://curative.com.

Other available COVID testing options include:   

  • Vault: At-Home Saliva COVID-19 Testing 
    • Available to any person who feels they
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New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 1,299 New Cases, Totaling 335,617 With 33 New Deaths And 286,058 Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico state health officials announced Thursday 1,299 additional COVID-19 cases.

Los Alamos County reported 10 new cases Thursday, bringing the total to 987 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)

This update includes 33 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19 and a 7-Day positivity rate of 9.8 percent.

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

  • 398 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 4 new cases in Catron
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DEA Enforcement Action Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Harnessing Social Media To Drive National Fentanyl Overdose Epidemic

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DEA Administrator Anne Milgram

DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As U.S. overdose deaths reach a devastating new height, claiming a new victim every five minutes, the Drug Enforcement Administration has revealed a direct link between fentanyl-related overdose deaths and criminal drug networks in Mexico.

These groups are harnessing social media platforms to bring drugs laced with fentanyl and fake prescription pills into American homes with one click on a smartphone.

In a Washington, D.C., press conference, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram announced the results of a public safety surge that Read More

Brain Hacks For Creating Successful New Year Resolutions

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By Dr. Laura Leonard DC
Los Alamos

Research estimates that it can take anywhere from 18 to 200 plus days to form or break a habit. Creating habits are an essential part of hitting our New Year’s goals.

We often give up if we don’t have success with our goals by the end of January. Now is the time to begin thinking about goals and to start writing down a plan to achieve them.

In a previous article, I discussed SMART goals as a tool for writing down our plan on paper. Get a New Year’s resolution notebook to write down SMART steps.

You will then have a place to journal about your progress and revise as necessary. Read More